Neil Johnson Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Hi all. I have a 2ltr tdi 140bhp sline that starts instantly when cold but takes a few turns to start when warm/Hot only a minor niggle with another wise fantastic car it's a 2005 car with 94000 miles any advice on how to sort this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Welcome to the forum Neil, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 馃檪 have you had a diagnostic check carried out at all? If not then this is what I would recommend. I'm guessing you're not losing any coolant etc. also it could be caused by failing crank sensors.聽 also what colour is exhaust smoke? As this can be a tell tale sign there's an issue.聽 cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Johnson Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) Thanks Steve had a full carbon clean done recently and it had flagged up one of the glow plugs ,maf sensor and lumbar sensor but apparently the clean cleared all those faults! I didn't have the clean done to sort this problem but it made no difference to the starting issue but the car does run better! Think I will start with the glow plugs as this is a cheap job I can do myself! Thanks again. Btw very little smoke and not lost any coolant etc.聽 Edited August 28, 2018 by Neil Johnson More information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 You're welcome Neil, glad I could help 馃檪 cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Hello 聽Neil,聽 Personally, I would 聽forget glow plugs since these control the cold starting in cold weather. Your cold starting appears to be fine. Does the car smell of diesel, or push out a bit of聽smoke during聽it's brief attempts to start quickly when hot?聽 If it were mine, I would be finding a good local diesel specialist (ask your local taxi drivers for recommendations) and entrusting diagnosis to them. Injectors?? - but it could be due to a variety of causes.聽 Kind regards, Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrol head Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/28/2018 at 6:44 PM, Neil Johnson said: Thanks Steve had a full carbon clean done recently and it had flagged up one of the glow plugs ,maf sensor and lumbar sensor but apparently the clean cleared all those faults! I didn't have the clean done to sort this problem but it made no difference to the starting issue but the car does run better! Think I will start with the glow plugs as this is a cheap job I can do myself! Thanks again. Btw very little smoke and not lost any coolant etc.聽 Hey Neil, Could you get the culprit ? Regards, Jose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 The original poster hasn鈥檛 visited this forum for almost a year Jose.聽 Kind regards, Gareth.聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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